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SEAT FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINES.

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SEAT FOR AGRICULTURAL MAGHINES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES V. BEEBE, OF DUNNSVILLE, NE\V YORK.

SEAT FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 361,918, dated April 26,1887.

Application filed November 8, 1886. Serial No. 218,368. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that 1, CHARLES V. BEEBE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dunnsville, in the county of Albany and State of New York,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Seats forAgricultural Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

The object of thisinvention is to provide a swinging seat for mowers,reapers, and other agricultural machines that will relieve the driverfrom the inconvenience and sometimes injury resulting from the suddenjerks and '20 jolts to which such seats are subject from the dropping ofa wheel of the machine into a hollow or by its coming in contact with anobstruction. To construct this swinging seat, an H-shapedsuspension-plate is adjustably securedupon theseat-spring. Eachextremityof this plate is provided with a hook to which is attached a link. Theselinks connect with hooks upon the lower extremities of two A shapedstandards, that are connected with and support the seat-base just abovethe plate, so that it may swing freely in all directions. The uppersurface of this base is provided with a circular star-shaped series ofdepressions, which receive similar arranged projections upon the bottomof the seat, which is preferably secured to the base by a single centralbolt, so that the seat may be adjusted to any angle with relation to thesupporting-springs; and the invention consists in the construction andarrangement of the several parts of the device to produce the desiredresult-namely, a seat swinging freely in all directions, but retainingits horizontal position during its vibrations, as hereinafter fullydescribed, and specifically stated in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevices attached to a spring and with the seat removed. Fig. 2 is a planof the H shaped plate attached to the spring and provided with hooks atits extremities to receive the links. Fig. 3 shows the bottom of the Hplate attached to the springs. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section throughthe apparatus with the seat in place. Fig. 5 is a transverse section ofthe same, the seat shown in dotted lines.

In the several figures A represents the seatspring of an agriculturalmachine, and may be of metal or wood, as desired. Adj ustably securedupon this spring A by bolts a a is the H-shaped suspension-plate B. Thisplate, as shown in Fig. 2, is provided with a series of slots, a a,through two of which the bolts a pass; and, as there is considerablespace between the lugsb b upon the bottom of the suspension-plate notoccupied by the spring, it is evident the suspension-platewill have aconsiderable range of adjustment both laterally and longitudinally uponthe spring. The upper surface of the plate B is also serrated, as at bI), to engage with similar serrations upon the washers a of the bolts(1. By these means the suspension-plate is retained firmly in place uponthe spring at whatever point it may have been placed.

The outer extremity of each arm of the suspension-plate is formed into ahook, c, from which depend the links 0. These links drop down to a shortdistance below the spring and suspension-plate, and connect at theirlower ends with hooks 0 upon the lower corners of the A-shaped standardsD D. The upper ends of these standards are firmly bolted by bolts d d toopposite sides of the seat-base E. This seat-base is provided with aseries of depressions, e (5, arranged in circular form, which receivethe projections e 6 upon the bottom of the seat F, which when placed inthe desired position is firmly secured by the bolt d passing through theseat and base. This seat-base is also provided with slots 0 6, throughwhich bolts may be passed when it is desired to use a seat of dilferentconstruction from that herein shown.

It will be observed that all the devices forming this seatsupport arebeneath the seat, and therefore out of the way. The hooks upon thesuspension-plate to which the links are attached have their endsextending upward, while the ends of the hooks upon theseat-basesupporting standards extend downward, thus preventing alldanger of displacement of the links, as all weight upon the seat tendsto increase the difficulty of disengaging them from the hooks; and,further, the seat being supported at the four corners of a quadranglemust always retain its horizontal position, and does not tip as theweight of the driver is thrown backward or forward.

I am aware that a suspended seat is not new, and that they have beenused upon agricultural machines, and do not therefore broadly claim sucha seat. The constructions of these seats, so far as my knowledgeextends, have been defective, as they failed to place the suspensiondevices wholly beneath the seat and out of the way, or to so suspend itat four points as to preserve its horizontal position during all itsmovements.

Having thusdescribed my invention, I claim CHARLES V. BEEBE.

Witnesses:

HENDRIOK SALISBURY, PETER VANDERPOOL.

